EC-Council CERTIFIED Network Defender (C|ND)
Satisfaction rate
4.8
Success rate
4.9
Description
EC-Council's Certified Network Defender (C|ND) is an essential vendor-neutral network security certification for every IT and systems administrator who needs to operate with a secure mindset.
Students will learn the critical skills required to defend their networks and operating environments across local networks, endpoints, cloud infrastructure, applications, OT, and Mobile. They will also acquire knowledge of effective proper log analysis, network traffic monitoring, basic investigation and response, as well as business continuity and disaster recovery.
Additionally, they will dive into threats, analyzing the attack surface, and studying threat prediction and threat intelligence as it relates to their administration and defense responsibilities. Often referred to as blue-teaming, C|NDs will be able to apply defence and countermeasure strategies in their organizations, playing a critical role not only in attack prevention but also in detection, response, and remediation as they configure networks and systems to operate securely.
The C|ND program will cover the concepts and fortify skills through hands-on practice across over 100+ labs delivered on live target machines. The C|ND programme designed by industry experts prepares network defenders with strategic, technological, and operational network security capabilities, enabling them to design, develop, and maintain secure networks.
Target group
- Students/IT Professionals/Any other industry professionals planning a career in cybersecurity.
- Anyone who wants to start a career in the blue team and network security.
Training Program
- Duration : 5 days
Module 01: Network Attacks and Defence Strategies
- Explain essential terminologies related to network security attacks
- Describe the various examples of network-level attack techniques
- Describe the various examples of application-level attack techniques
- Describe the various examples of social engineering attack techniques
- Describe the various examples of email attack techniques
- Describe the various examples of mobile device-specific attack techniques
- Describe the various examples of cloud-specific attack techniques
- Describe the various examples of wireless network-specific attack techniques
- Describe the various examples of Supply Chain Attack techniques
- Describe Attacker's Hacking Methodologies and Frameworks
- Understand fundamental goal, benefits, and challenges in network defense
- Explain Continual/Adaptive security strategy
- Explain defence-in-depth security strategy
Module 02: Administrative Network Security
- Learn to obtain compliance with regulatory framework and standards
- Discuss various Regulatory Frameworks, Laws, and Acts
- Learn to design and develop security policies
- Learn to conduct different type security and awareness training
- Learn to implement other administrative security measures
- Discuss Asset Management
- Learn How to Stay Up to Date on Security Trends and Threats
Module 03: Technical Network Security
- Discuss access control principles, terminologies, and models
- Redefine the Access Control in Today's Distributed and Mobile Computing World
- Discuss Identity and Access Management (IAM)
- Discuss cryptographic security techniques
- Discuss various cryptographic algorithms
- Discuss security benefits of network segmentation techniques
- Discuss various essential network security solutions
- Discuss various essential network security protocols
Module 04: Network Perimeter Security
- Understand firewall security concerns, capabilities, and limitations
- Understand different types of firewall technologies and their usage
- Understand firewall topologies and their usage
- Distinguish between hardware, software, host, network, internal, and external firewalls
- Select firewalls based on its deep traffic inspection capability
- Discuss firewall implementation and deployment process
- Discuss recommendations and best practices for secure firewall Implementation and deployment
- Discuss firewall administration concepts
- Understand role, capabilities, limitations, and concerns in IDS deployment
- Discuss IDS classification
- Discuss various components of IDS
- Discuss effective deployment of network and host-based IDS
- Learn how to deal with false positive and false negative IDS/IPS alerts
- Discuss the considerations for selection of an appropriate IDS/IPS solutions
- Discuss various NIDS and HIDS Solutions with their intrusion detection capabilities Snort
- Discuss router and switch security measures, recommendations, and best practices
- Leverage Zero Trust Model Security using Software-Defined Perimeter (SDP)
Module 05: Endpoint Security-Windows Systems
- Understand Window OS and Security Concerns
- Discuss Windows Security Components
- Discuss Various Windows Security Features
- Discuss Windows Security Baseline Configurations
- Discuss Windows User Account and Password Management
- Discuss Windows Patch Management
- Discuss User Access Management
- Windows OS Security Hardening Techniques
- Discuss Windows Active Directory Security Best Practices
- Discuss Windows Network Services and Protocol Security
Module 06: Endpoint Security-Linux Systems
- Understand Linux OS and security concerns
- Discuss Linux Installation and Patching
- Discuss Linux OS Hardening Techniques
- Discuss Linux User Access and Password Management
- Discuss Linux Network Security and Remote Access
- Discuss Various Linux Security Tools and Frameworks
Module 07: Endpoint Security- Mobile Devices
- Common Mobile Usage Policies in Enterprises
- Discuss Security Risk and Guidelines associated with Enterprises mobile usage policies
- Discuss and implement various enterprise-level mobile security management Solutions
- Discuss and implement general security guidelines and best practices on Mobile platforms
- Discuss Security guidelines and tools for Android devices
- Discuss Security guidelines and tools for iOS devices
Module 08: Endpoint Security-IoT Devices
- Understanding IoT Devices, their need and Application Areas
- Understanding IoT Ecosystem and Communication models
- Understand Security Challenges and risks associated with IoT-enabled environments
- Discuss the security in IoT-enabled environments
- Discuss Security Measures for IoT enabled IT Environments
- Discuss and refer various standards, Initiatives and Efforts for IoT Security
Module 09: Administrative Application Security
- Discuss and implement Application Whitelisting and Blacklisting
- Discuss and implement application Sandboxing
- Discuss and implement Application Patch Management
- Discuss and implement Web Application Firewall (WAF)
Module 10: Data Security
- Understand data security and its importance
- Understand Data Integrity and Its Importance
- Discuss the implementation of data access controls
- Discuss the implementation of Encryption of Data at rest
- Discuss the implementation of Encryption of "Data at transit".
- Discuss Data Masking Concepts
- Discuss data backup and retention
- Discuss Data Destruction Concepts
- Data Loss Prevention Concepts
Module 11: Enterprise Virtual Network Security
- Discuss the evolution of network and security management concept in modern Virtualized IT Environments
- Understand Virtualization Essential Concepts
- Discus Network Virtualization (NV) Security
- Discuss SDN Security
- Discuss Network Function Virtualization (NFV) Security
- Discus OS Virtualization Security
- Discuss Security Guidelines, Recommendations and Best Practices for Containers
- Discuss Security Guidelines, Recommendations and Best practices for Dockers
- Discuss Security Guidelines, Recommendations and Best Practices for Kubernetes
Module 12: Enterprise Cloud Security
- Understand Cloud Computing Fundamentals
- Understanding the Insights of Cloud Security
- Evaluate CSP for Security before Consuming Cloud Service
- Discuss security in Amazon Cloud (AWS)
- Discuss security in Microsoft Azure Cloud
- Discuss security in Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
- Discuss general security best practices and tools for cloud security
Module 13: Wireless Network Security
- Understand wireless network fundamentals
- Understand wireless network encryption mechanisms
- Understand wireless network authentication methods
- Discuss and implement wireless network security measures
Module 14: Network Traffic Monitoring and Analysis
- Understand the need and advantages of network traffic monitoring
- Setting up the environment for network monitoring
- Determine baseline traffic signatures for normal and suspicious network traffic
- Perform network monitoring and analysis for suspicious traffic using Wireshark
- Discuss network performance and bandwidth monitoring tools and techniques
- Understand Network Anomaly Detection with Behavior analysis
Module 15: Network Logs Monitoring and Analysis
- Understand logging concepts
- Discuss log monitoring and analysis on Windows systems
- Discuss log monitoring and analysis on Linux
- Discuss log monitoring and analysis on Mac
- Discuss log monitoring and analysis in Firewall
- Discuss log monitoring and analysis on Routers
- Discuss log monitoring and analysis on Web Servers
- Discuss centralized log monitoring and analysis
Module 16: Incident Response and Forensic Investigation
- Understand incident response concept
- Understand the role of first responder in incident response
- Discuss Do's and Don't in first response
- Describe incident handling and response process
- Enhance Incident-Response using AI/ML
- Learn how to Automate Incident Response - SOAR
- Understand Incident Response using Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)
- Understanding Incident Response using Extended Detection and Response (XDR)
- Describe forensics investigation process
Module 17: Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
- Introduction to Business Continuity (BC) and Disaster Recovery (DR) concepts
- Discuss BC/DR Activities
- Explain Business Continuity Plan (BCP) and Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP)
- Discuss BC/DR Standards
Module 18: Risk Anticipation with Risk Management
- Understand risk management concepts
- Learn to manage risk though risk management programme
- Learn different Risk Management Frameworks (RMF)
- Learn to manage vulnerabilities through vulnerability management program
- Learn vulnerability Assessment and Scanning
- Discuss Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA)
Module 19: Threat Assessment with Attack Surface Analysis
- Understand the attack surface concepts
- Learn to understand and visualize your attack surface
- Learn to identify Indicators of Exposures (IoE)
- Learn to perform attack simulation
- Learn to reduce the attack surface
- Understand Attack surface monitoring tools
- Discuss attack surface analysis specific to Cloud and IoT
Module 20: Threat Prediction with Cyber Threat Intelligence
- Understand role of cyber threat intelligence in network defence
- Understand the types of threat Intelligence
- Understand the Indicators of Threat Intelligence: Indicators of Compromise (IoCs) and Indicators of Attack (IoA)
- Understanding the layers of Threat Intelligence
- Learn to leverage/consume threat intelligence for proactive defence
- Understand threat Threat Hunting
- Discuss Leveraging AI/ML capabilities for threat intelligence
Goal
- According to Gartner, 'traditional "prevent and detect" approaches are inadequate.' Opportunistic by nature, malicious actors look for the easiest ways to attack most users and siphon off maximum gains. Developing a continuous Adaptive Security Cycle helps organizations stay ahead of cybercriminals by creating and improving security systems. And that's what you learn in the C|ND program.
Recommended
- Fundamental knowledge of networking concepts
- Educational background in IT, cybersecurity, or related fields
- Working experience in the respective fields
- Language : English
- Level : Advanced
- Certification body : EC-Council
- Certification: Yes
- Accessibility : Yes
- Duration: 5 days
Important information:
Our courses are not registered with the Répertoire National des Certifications Professionnelles (RNCP), but they do comply with the requirements of the Répertoire Spécifique (RS).